Week’s Schedule (3), Sept. 28, 2009

Week’s Eye-Opener: economists have not earned the right to be listened to attentively. John Maynard Keynes
Key Date: This Friday, Oct. 2, we will have a quiz on Wheelan and the stock selection background materials. Look for the quiz keys on Thursday night.
CLASS ONE: We will discuss chapter 2 in Wheelan. HOMEWORK: please read the Peter [...]

Checklist for Writing History Papers

Writing History Papers - A Checklist

CHECKLIST FOR HISTORY PAPERS
(Research and Analysis)
Words matter and a well designed paper should put them together in ways that are thought –provoking, powerful and engaging. This checklist will help you to do that.  Four major interdependent factors are most important in creating an effective history paper: what it says, how [...]

Quiz Keys 2 for chapters 3 and 4 and Mankiw and Olkon articles

1. Draw. labael and explain the graphs on page 96 that illustrate shifts in supply and demand and movement along the curves. Use specifics of the DVD example.
2. Why is the push for luxury housing at universities going against the general economic trend of cutting back?
3. Does Mankiw make the case that health care in [...]

Week’s Schedule (2), Sept. 21, 2009

Week’s Eye-Ooener: The chains of love are never so binding as when the links are made of gold. Royall Tyler
Key Date: 1. We will have a quiz on chapters 3 and 4 in Colander plus the current events articles by Mankiw and Sara Olkon. WATCH FOR QUIZ KEYS Thursday night. 2. Your stock selection or [...]

QUIZ KEYS FOR FRIDAY, SEPT. 18

Possible short answer questions.
1. Write a paragraph explaining how one thinks like an economist.
2. Explain what it means for individuals to maximize their utility. Cites some examples of the benefits of this process at work.
3. Why do college costs keep going up?
4. What comparative advantage does the United States presently have in the global economy? [...]

Week’s Work 1: Sept. 14, 2009

Week’s Eye-Opener: The soup is terrible and the portions are too small. The Marx Brothers
Key Date: During the 4th class of this week we will have a QUIZ on the first two chapters in Colander, the forward, introduction and first chapter in Wheelan and the current events article.  Check out the QUIZ KEYS under categories [...]